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| image = | parent = New American Library (Penguin Group) | status = | founded = 1990 | founder = John Silbersack | successor = | country = United States | headquarters = New York City | distribution = | keypeople = | publications = | topics = | genre = | imprints = | revenue = | numemployees = | nasdaq = | url = }}Roc Books is a fantasy imprint of Penguin Group, as part of its New American Library. It was launched in April 1990 after Penguin Chairman Peter Mayer asked John Silbersack, the editor in chief of New American Library's science-fiction program, to launch a new imprint that would draw more attention to Penguin's SF presence. The name Roc Books was chosen as a homage to Penguin's many famous bird-named publishing imprints. Roc was named after the enormous predatory bird of the Arabian Nights. After Penguin's merger with G.P. Putnam's Sons the imprint was aligned with Ace books and the current editorial team at Roc is the same team that edits the Ace imprint, although the two imprints maintain a separate identity.[1] Inaugural ListThe first monthly list at Roc was
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Roc was publisher of FASA's game related Battletech and Shadowrun novels beginning with Shadowrun: The Secrets of Power #2 : Choose Your Enemies Carefully by Robert N. Charette in February 1991. References1. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.sfcanada.ca/winter2005/johnmorganinterview.htm | title = SF Canada Article - "An Interview with Editor John Morgan" by Celu Amberstone | accessdate = 10 May 2006 | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061008065516/http://www.sfcanada.ca/winter2005/johnmorganinterview.htm | archivedate = 8 October 2006 | df = }} {{Penguin Random House}}{{Portal bar|Companies|Books}}{{US-publish-company-stub}} 8 : Book publishing companies based in New York (state)|Pearson plc|Publishing companies established in 1990|1990 establishments in New York (state)|Roc Books books|American speculative fiction publishers|Science fiction publishers|Fantasy book publishers |
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